Even though the famous atheist’s body [Madalyn Murray O’Hair] was discovered in 1998 and positively identified in Texas -- and even though she apparently has been dead since she disappeared in 1995 -- patently false rumors about her alleged anti-Christian campaigns continue to spread. Credulous Christians who once forwarded these kinds of rumors in mimeographed chain letters or spread them on talk radio now can broadcast them around the world with the mere click of a mouse.
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Thanks, Big Gary!)
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Being younger and more naive back then, I explained to the woman behind the counter that this was an old urban legend and that getting rid of the religious stations would be unconstitutional and could never happen. Silly me, I thought she'd say, "Oh, really? Thank you for telling me that." Instead, she replied, "Well, this will keep them from thinking they can do it."
Prior to that, I guess I sort-of knew that facts don't really matter to religious fanatics, but this was a practical lesson in that truth.
Early church father Eusebius even admitted to it and claimed it was ok since the intentions were to save souls.